Parcel Delivery Driver (Postie)

Royal Mail; Winchester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full uniform provided

Company pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Family friendly support

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking a Parcel Delivery Driver for Winchester Delivery Office on a fixed-term 6-month contract. You will work 30 hours per week, mainly afternoons, with weekend shifts as part of a local rota, using route-planning tools to deliver parcels reliably.

You will prep the van, load parcels, and serve customers with a positive attitude, representing Royal Mail professionally in the community.

Qualifications

• Upbeat, self-motivated and thrive whilst working independently.
• Organised, punctual with great initiative.
• Committed to the delivery of great customer service.
• Comfortable interacting with customers, acting as a positive ambassador for Royal Mail.
• Happy to work in the afternoon and early evenings.
• Enjoy a multi-drop driving role, delivering parcels across the week in the assigned area.
• Possess a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.

Responsibilities

• Deliver parcels on your route and handle election materials where applicable.
• Prepare the van and workload for the day using route-planning tools.
• Ensure parcels are delivered to the right place at the right time, across the assigned area.

Skills

Upbeat, self-motivated

Organised

Customer service

Interacting with customers

Afternoon/evening availability

Multi-drop driving

UK manual driving licence

Education

Full UK driving licence (no more than 6 penalty points)

Tools

Route-planning software

Job description

Job reference: 343192

Job type: Fixed Term contract - 6 months

Hours: 30:00 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday - Sunday, working between 13:00 and 20:00

Flexibility will be requested for Peak Times from 0800.

Due to operational demand, you will be required to work Saturday and Sunday, according to a local rota/plan for which the hours will be 1000-1600 There has never been a more exciting time to join us! We are reinventing Royal Mail for the future and now is a perfect time to join us on that journey.

Parcel Delivery Driver

Job reference: 343192

Location: Winchester Delivery Office, SO23 0AA

Job type: Fixed Term contract - 6 months

Hours: 30:00 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday - Sunday, working between 13:00 and 20:00

Flexibility will be requested for Peak Times from 0800.

Due to operational demand, you will be required to work Saturday and Sunday, according to a local rota/plan for which the hours will be 1000-1600 There has never been a more exciting time to join us! We are reinventing Royal Mail for the future and now is a perfect time to join us on that journey.

Each year, we make billions of deliveries possible. Whatever the weather, come rain or shine, we show up. Because for us, it's personal. And you could be part of it. Part of a team of multi drop drivers, you'll deliver much more than parcels. Ensuring our customers days are a little bit brighter.

However, it's not just about driving and deliveries. Prepping your van and workload for the day, you will use route-planning technology tools, to ensure each parcel gets to the right place, at the right time. You deliver much more than parcels. You deliver for the people. Interested? Join us and make a difference.

A Bit About You

• Upbeat, self-motivated and thrive whilst working independently
• Organised, punctual with great initiative
• Committed to the delivery of great customer service
• Comfortable interacting with customers, acting as a positive ambassador for Royal mail
• Happy to work in the afternoon and early evenings
• Enjoy a multi drop driving role, delivering parcels across the week in the assigned area
• Possess a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

What We Do For You

• A guaranteed hourly rate of £13.68p/h / £16.24p/h (paid monthly and adjusted to your working hours).
• 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (adjusted to your working hours if below 37 hours a week).
• Full uniform provided
• Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates
• Lots of opportunity to develop a career, including our trainee manager roles and Apprentice Schemes
• Excellent family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 free access to services and tools to help support your physical and mental health, including financial and social support and advice
• Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership
• Free stamps at Christmas

Please note: For candidate search purposes, roles offering between 35-37 hours per week are listed as full-time. However, any role under 37 hours per week will be classified as part-time in the employment contract.

As a Parcel Delivery Driver, you're expected to securely deliver all items on your route, including handling and delivering election materials and certain items (such as food products or alcohol) in line with Royal Mail business standards.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/